In pictures: Trinity College Dublin scholars from 1955 onwards assemble for photograph
As our photographs show, the well-dressed scholars span a number of generations. Scholars from 1955, and every 10 years thereafter, were honoured at the event on Monday.
Previous scholars at Trinity include former president Mary Robinson, writer Samuel Beckett and film director Lenny Abrahamson.
Names of people in the group photograph
Names for the group photograph
Dressed for the New Scholars and Fellows group photograph
Scholars arrive for their photo
Ian MaCauley, Stephen Barcoft, Bryan Wilkson and John House take their seats for the photograph
Scholars of the Decades at Trinity College Dublin
Every subject gets a card to show them their location within the group photo
Retired senator David Norris and Janet Moody
Preparing for the photograph
Rameen Fatima, philosophy, political science, economics and sociology
New Scholars and Fellows
The group assembles
Smiles ready
Trinity Scholars are selected on the basis of a special and particularly searching noncompulsory examination, typically taken a little more than midway through the senior freshman (second) year of undergraduate study.
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Students must show exceptional commitment, discipline and motivation if they are to display sufficient merit to be elected to the position of scholar.
There are some perks. Scholars are entitled to have their course fees waived and to take rooms on campus, among other things.
Following tradition, the provost stands on the steps of the Public Theatre in Front Square at 10am to read the names of new scholars and fellows on what is known as Trinity Monday.
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